Obit: Reineke, Lizzie #2 (1884 - 1957)

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Surnames: Reineke, Baures, Thoenes, Morrison, Danielewicz, Baures Bowen, Hutson, Formanach, Bezucha, Deutsche, Fuller, Moll, O’Niell, McDermott, Ripke

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/31/1957

Reineke, Lizzie #2 (17 MAY 1884 - 20 JAN 1957)

Lizzie Thoenes Reineke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thoenes was born May 17, 1884 at Woodland, Sauk Co., Wis.  On Dec. 16, 1903 she was united in marriage to Emil Reineke in Wonewoc, Wis., where they made their home.  12 children were born to this union.  In 1920 they moved to the Butler community (Clark Co., Wis.). where she has since resided.  Mrs. Reineke passed away Jan. 20, 1957, at the home of her daughter in Fairchild at the age of 72 years, 8 months and 2 days.

Surviving are 11 children: Harold, Arthur, Mildred (Mrs. Arthur Morrison), and Henrietta (Mrs. Chester Danielewicz), all of the Thorp area, Lester of Augusta, Roy with the U.S. Army in France, Luverne of Baltimore, Md., Ethel (Mrs. Arthur Baures) of Fairchild, Alvin of Eau Claire, Laura (Mrs. Duane Bowen of Dowagiac, Mich., and Dorothy (Mrs. Jack Hutson) of Seattle, Wash.  In addition she is survived by 37 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, 8 sisters: Mrs. Pauline Ripke of Sheldon, Mrs. Ed Formanach of Box Elder, Mont., Mrs. Ed Bezucha, Racine, Mrs. Ed Deutsch, Waupun, Mrs. Henry Moll, Cazenovia, Mrs. Elmer Fuller, Richland Center, Mrs. Jerry O’Niell, Madison, Mrs. Frank McDermott, So. Milwaukee; 4 brothers: William Thoenes, Waupun, Erwin, So. Milwaukee, Henry, Port Washington, Herbert, Richland Center, and many other relatives and friend.  Her husband, 1 daughter and 1 sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held at the Thorp Funeral Home on Thursday, Jan. 24^th at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. Charles Koch of Greenwood, with interment in Butler Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Ben Baures, Duane Reineke, Gary Reineke, Norman Danielewicz, William Reineke and Denver Will.

Thos who attended the funeral from away were: Mrs. Jack Hudson, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Duane Bowen, Dowagiac, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Luverne Reineke and sons, Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baures, Henry and Goldene, Fairchild; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reineke and family, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reineke and family, Eau Claire; Miss Ardith Morrison, Midland, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Baures, Edgerton, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lee, Bloomer; Mr. and Mrs. Denver Will, Black River Falls; Duane Reineke, San Antonio, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. George darling, Waterloo, Iowa; Miss Beverly Reineke, Marshfield; Henry Thoenes, Port Washington; Viola McDermott, So. Milwaukee; Emma Bezucha, Racine; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thoenes, Waupun; Edwin Thoenes, So. Milwaukee; Arnold Ripke, So. Milwaukee; Hedwig O’Neill, Madison; Herbert Thoenes, Richland Center; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moll, Cazenovia; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brockman, Elroy; Lawrence Brockman, Wonewoc; Elmer Bockman, Mauston; Mrs. Pauline Ripke, Jump River; Mr. Henry Baures, Fairchild; Mrs. Huber Bauer, Eau Claire; Mrs. Arthur Olson, Eau Claire; Mrs. Mildred Boettcher, Augusta; Frank Shoemaker, Alma Center; Dorothy Parr, Alma Center; Mrs. Joe Shoemaker, Merrillan; Mr. and Mrs. Syd Shoemaker, Alma Center; Mrs. Engvold Ondol, Stanley; Mrs. Betty Butler, Stanley; Mrs. Loran Bivans, Stanley; Mrs. Iris Isenberger, Stanley; Mrs. Matt Gregorich, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keller, Greenwood; Mrs. Walter Schwarze, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Braun, Greenwood.